12:50 Limerick

Tuesday 30 January 2024

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Limerick Racecourse Claiming Hurdle

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 5m 53.20s

Optional Mix^t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 121| C| D

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Course winner. Sixth of 13 in handicap chase (8/1) at Thurles (21.6f, heavy) 9 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 8U-2686

Decimation³⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara| OR: 134

7/1

Winning hurdler. 22/1, fourth of 6 in novice chase at Leopardstown (21f, soft) on debut over fences when last seen in December 2022, not knocked about. First run for yard after leaving Henry De Bromhead. New stable in form and interesting if he retains all his ability. The betting may be revealing.

Form: 237F0/4-

Robinstown^b,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 116

8/1

Fair hurdler. Blinkered for 1st time, third of 6 in handicap chase at Musselburgh (20.3f, soft, 16/1) 25 days ago. Work to do on these terms.

Form: P6-75P3

Ballyadam Destiny^p,t¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 114

10/11

Fairly useful hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, soft, 9/1) 17 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 33-5526

Bal De Rio^p¹²⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-10| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 110| BF| C

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Roscommon in July. Cheekpieces back on. Second in this last year and can go one better.

Form: 431722

Ganderstown⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: T P O'Connor

150/1

Poor maiden. Eighth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (12f, 150/1) on Flat debut 41 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade.

Form: 0-660

Dark Voyager^b,t⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 109

33/1

16/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 62 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: PP0/4-P6

Mr Bezi¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

40/1

150/1, last of 6 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy) 10 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. A market move would be interesting.

Form: P5366

Non-Runners

Natural Breeze³²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 9

T: P J Rothwell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ballyadam Destiny (10/11), Bal De Rio (7/2), Optional Mix (4/1), Decimation (7/1), Robinstown (8/1), Natural Breeze (25/1), Dark Voyager (33/1), Mr Bezi (40/1), Ganderstown (150/1)

BAL DE RIO was second in this last year and can go one place better as he sets the standard on these terms. Stablemate Ballyadam Destiny and Optional Mix are a couple of the chief dangers on form but the betting could be revealing.